Justin Baldoni claims Blake Lively tried to ban him from ‘It Ends With Us’ premiere in explosive lawsuit

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the bombshell lawsuit Baldoni filed on Tuesday, Lively allegedly “systematically sidelined [him] from the marketing of his own Film” and didn’t stop there. “Further undermining Baldoni’s role, Lively initially refused to permit his attendance at the Film’s premiere,” his legal filing obtained by The Post read. “Only after significant pressure did she reluctantly agree to allow Baldoni and the Wayfarer team to attend, but under humiliating conditions.”Baldoni went on to claim that he was “segregated” from his co-stars. “The Wayfarer team and their families, including Baldoni and [producer Jamey] Heath, were segregated from the main cast, barred from the exclusive after-party, and forced to organize their own event at additional cost,” the lawsuit alleged.In his legal filing, the “It Ends With Us” director also claimed that Lively allegedly tried to ostracize him and his family at the premiere.“Baldoni’s participation on the red carpet was cut short, and his family and friends were confined to a makeshift holding area in the basement before being escorted into a separate theater after Lively’s departure,” the suit read. “Not only had Lively stolen the Film, but she also robbed Baldoni and his team of any genuine opportunity to celebrate their hard work.”Her attorneys previously told The Post of the lawsuit, “Nothing in this lawsuit changes anything about the claims advanced in Ms.

Lively’s California Civil Rights Department Complaint, nor her federal complaint, filed earlier today,” the statement read. “This lawsuit is based on the obviously false premise that Ms.

Lively’s administrative complaint against Wayfarer and others was a ruse based on a choice ‘not to file a lawsuit against Baldoni, Wayfarer,’ and that.